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A Comprehensive Guide to Earthing or Grounding

When we experience pain or discomfort, our initial inclination is to seek medical advice from a doctor or go to the pharmacy. While medicines can provide valuable relief for our bodies, it’s essential to recognize that these symptoms usually have an underlying cause.

Here’s where many wellness experts are proposing a simple yet profound concept of connecting with the Earth to support the optimal functioning of our organs, tissues, and cells. This practice is as straightforward as removing your shoes and walking on the grass, allowing your body to make direct contact with the Earth’s surface. In this blog, we will delve deeper into the concept and mechanism of grounding.

Let’s Understand the Grounding Mechanism

Our bodies are composed of electrically charged atoms, consisting of protons (positive charge), electrons (negative charge), and neutrons (neutral charge). In a sense, our cells can be likened to batteries, and the flow of electricity within our system plays a crucial role in enabling our nervous system to transmit signals to the brain. These signals are responsible for our mental and physical processes.

Inflammation and other health issues are often the results of increased density within red blood cells and the accumulation of excess positive charge, commonly referred to as free radicals. This occurs when an atom loses an electron. The process of earthing or grounding helps address this issue by thinning our blood and re-balancing the electrical charge through the absorption of electrons from the Earth.

Researchers suggest that it takes approximately 80 minutes for these electrons to travel from the Earth and have a noticeable impact. This process has been recognized as one of the most effective ways to counteract oxidative stress, leading to pain relief, reduced swelling, improved sleep, enhanced well-being, and numerous other health benefits.

Measuring Body Voltage for Earthing or Grounding

Measuring body voltage for earthing using a grounding cord involves a simple process. However, you will need a digital multimeter. Here are the steps to follow:

  1. Make sure you are working in a safe environment, and there is no risk of electric shock.
  2. Use a grounding cord that has a plug on one end for connecting to a grounded electrical outlet and a metal snap or alligator clip on the other end to attach to your body.
  3. Turn on your digital multimeter and set it to measure DC (direct current) voltage.
  4. Attach the plug end of the grounding cord to a properly grounded electrical outlet. Make sure that the outlet is indeed grounded.
  5. With the grounding cord plugged in and your multimeter set up, connect the metal snap or alligator clip to a conductive part of your body.
  6. The multimeter will display the voltage between your body and the ground. Ideally, this voltage should be close to zero if you are effectively grounded. If it’s significantly higher, it indicates that your body has accumulated a charge and is not effectively grounded.
  7. If the voltage reading is high, try repositioning your grounding connection, ensuring better contact with your skin or increasing the conductivity of your grounding material. The goal is to achieve as close to zero voltage as possible.

You can periodically check your body voltage while grounded to ensure you maintain an effective connection to the Earth’s electrons. You can use grounding sheets for regular grounding.

Concluding Note

Grounding supports our body’s functions down to the cellular level by connecting with the Earth. Our bodies are electrically charged systems, and this connection re-balances electrical charge. Grounding offers potential holistic benefits, promoting overall health and well-being through a profound connection with the Earth. Revel in those benefits by getting our grounding equipment and products like the grounding cord, grounding sheets and more.